Ecobank Nigeria fires 1,040 workers

The current economic hardship in the country has caught up with Ecobank, as the pan-African lender has sacked over 1,040 of its employees.

Our sources have confirmed that the affected staff members of Ecobank include full time and contract workers.

Top officials also confirmed to the newspaper that the initial list of those to be sacked had over 1,400, workers but was later reduced to “a little above 1,000.”

Ecobank spokespersons declined to comment on the number of workers who were disengaged.

Muhammad Ali hospitalised but in a ‘stable condition’

Boxing legend to be treated for a respiratory problem

The 74-year-old former Heavyweight champion has been hospitalized for a respiratory issue and is currently being treated by his team of doctors.

According to family spokesman Bob Gunnell in a written statement: ‘Ali, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, is being treated by his team of doctors and is in fair condition.’

‘A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy.’ Concluded the spokesman.

The former champ was last seen out in public back in April — when he attended the Celebrity Fight Night charity event in Arizona … along with huge stars like Carrie Underwood and Rob Gronkowski.

Ali, widely regarded as the sport’s greatest heavyweight ever, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1984 at the age of 42.

Fans Share Heartbreak Reacting To Prince's Autopsy Results

It's still hard to believe this upsetting news.

On Thursday, Prince's autopsy results were revealed after months of rampant speculation. Now that the world knows the singer died of an opioid overdose, fans have taken to Twitter to hash out their feelings on the revelation

From shock to even anger, the icon's adoring admirers have A LOT of emotions about the depressing situation. It's very clear the wounds are still fresh regarding the Minnesota native's untimely passing.

Amy Schumer Practically Flashes Her Privates When She Ditches Her Panties For Gun Safety!

Amy Schumer is stripping down and speaking up!

On Thursday, the blonde beauty took to Instagram to raise awareness for gun safety in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

For the special day, a campaign is spreading through social media, encouraging individuals to wear orange to raise awareness, because the color supposedly symbolizes the value of human life.

And the Trainwreck star is donning that special shade in a very… inneresting place.

The funny lady shared a snap on social media revealing that she was wearing orange in the form of a leopard print bra, but also ditched her panties in the process!

PRINCE DIED OF OPIOID DRUG OVERDOSE

Prince died from an opioid drug overdose ... according to multiple reports on the medical examiner's testing.

The ME's Office has been conducting toxicology testing on the singer, and 3m360 has confirmed the results point to an "opioid overdose."

We broke the story ... 6 days before his death, Prince had nearly died from a Percocet overdose that forced an emergency landing in Moline, IL ... where he had to get a "save" shot.

Percocet is an opioid -- a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen (Tylenol) -- but the AP report doesn't specify what opioid was in Prince's system.

As we've reported, Dr. Michael Schulenberg was at Paisley Park the morning Prince died there -- and Dr. Howard Kornfeld's son was also there with opioids used to treat addiction. Schulenberg's attorney has said he did not give Prince any meds that morning.

picture of six-year-old girl 'found in pool of blood' next to her dad's body

This is the first picture of the six-year-old girl who was 'found unconscious in a pool of blood ' by the bodies of her dad and two dogs at their family home.

Little Keziah Flux-Edmonds was rushed to hospital but died shortly afterwards while her father Darren Flux-Edmonds, 44, died at the scene on Wednesday morning.

The £250,000 four-bedroom house on a new-build estate in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, has been sealed off as forensics officers combed the house for clues into the tragic incident.

Police today named the youngster and her dad Darren, who it is believed split up with Keziah's mother just weeks ago.

He recently posted an ominous message on his Facebook , which read: "Lord, my heart hurts right now. I have no idea what I need, but you do. Please help."

Shocked neighbours, friends and one of Keziah's teachers have paid tribute to the "Disney -mad" youngster today as floral tributes were left outside the house.

'Perfect selfie kills student' who plunges 300ft from lighthouse while trying to take photo of herself

Pranita's body was recovered by local fishermen after the horror selfie fall

A student has died after plunging 300 feet while trying to take a selfie from the top of a lighthouse.

Pranita Mehta was holidaying with a group of friends at Gokarna beach in India when she fell and died on Sunday.

The 21-year-old law student was attempting the “perfect” selfie, according to local media reports.

After Mehta slipped her friends pleaded with local fishermen for help but they could only pull her body from the water.

India reported 27 deaths related to taking selfies in 2015 – the most of any country in the world.

We just got the clearest sign yet that Iran's military mastermind is calling shots in Iraq — and that the US is letting him

Photos appearing to show the leader of Iran's powerful Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, liaising with Iraqi authorities near Baghdad have prompted speculation — and concern — over the role Iran and its proxies intend to play in driving ISIS out of Mosul and Fallujah.

Soleimani's presence in Iraq amid two major counter-ISIS offensives — in Fallujah, 30 miles west of Baghdad, and in Mosul, further north — has unnerved those familiar with Iran's campaign to cultivate influence in the region through Shiite proxy militias, whose presence in Sunni-majority areas could provoke sectarian violence.

"I can't emphasize enough how alarmed I am over these photos of Soleimani," Ali Khedery, the longest continuously serving US official in Iraq, told Business Insider in an interview. "Iran has a formal campaign of cultivating Shiite proxies, and those proxies have now been put on the Iraqi government's payroll in the form of the PMU."

2 dead in murder-suicide on UCLA campus

Two male adults are dead after an apparent murder-suicide on the University of California at Los Angeles campus, the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed on Wednesday.

The victims were found in an office inside UCLA's Engineering IV building, where the shooting took place.

LAPD chief Charlie Beck said that "at about 10 this morning a homicide and a suicide occurred at the engineering building on the south side. It appears it is entirely contained. We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to UCLA's campus."

Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz told KFI radio reporter Eric Leonard that one of the victims was a professor. Local TV station KABC confirmed that the professor is William S. Klug, who taught mechanical and aerospace engineering at the school.

The BlackBerry Z30 Review @jijiNigeria

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24 year old Teacher impregnated by her 13 year old student

A 24-year-old teacher, Alexandria Vera, has been accused of having sex with a 13 year old, eighth grade student.
Vera claims that the pair are in love and that the boys’ parents knew about their relationship and even approved of it. She added that his parents allowed him to sleep over at her apartment on numerous occasions. And that she would drop him off at the bus stop for school the morning afterwards.

Vera said the teen was a student in her English 8th grade class and that the romance started over social media after they met in her summer class.

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris break up after 15 months of dating

Taylor Swift and her singer,producer boyfriend Calvin Harris are no longer together. E! News confirmed through various reliable sources that Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris (whose real name is Adam Wiles) broke up after 15 months together. One source close to the former couple said:

"This all happened last week." "Taylor and Adam had no big blowout fight, but the romance just was not there anymore for them. Adam is the one that ended it. It was all done in a very mature fashion. Taylor is pretty upset but they are still in communication. Taylor was there for Adam with his accident and supportive."

The couple celebrated their one-year anniversary in March.

Breaking News! The Veteran Nollywood Actor Festus Aguebor Is Dead

Breaking News! The Veteran Nollywood Actor Festus Aguebor Is Dead
May his soul rest in peace, Kindly take out 3 seconds of your time to Pay your last respect to him by typing RIP

Vote CYPRIAN AMGBAH National President FEDGOKOSA

Hello K96 My name is Cyprian Amgbah,i am an old boy of the great FGC kwali Abuja, Pro Unitate.

It is my desire to contest for the position of  National President,FEDGOKOSA.In the coming weeks before the AGM i will unveil my plans but before then please take out time and digest my brief manifesto.

I invite you to join me let's take KWALI to greater heights and leave our mark in the sands of time.

MY MANIFESTO;-

During my tenure as the PRESIDENT of our alumni group, I aim to achieve the
following;-

1. Bridge the gap between the older sets and younger sets, to create a forum
where we can all work together and be able to access data base - so complete
list of all students and obtain their contact details from school and social
sites
2. Bridge the link between Nigeria and diaspora members, to enable better
engagement and functions as one body.
3. A National website that can identify members, their occupation, the
services they can provide and links for business interests, that will
further involve members reunions in whatever country they find themselves
leading to more effective contacts.
4. Bridge the link between chapters to enable chapters function together as
a body and involve each other in their programmes.
5. To consider the formation of new chapters in different locations within
and outside Nigeria
6. To align SETS and CHAPTER goals with national objectives presenting them
under one body
7. To contribute and support more school projects to FGC Kwali Abuja,
including involvement in major programmes that will support education (prize
giving ceremony, library, computer training), sports (rebuilding sports
complex) and personal developments (career talk and relocation aspects
beyond Nigeria).
8. To organise more CHOP CHOP parties for networking purposes through non
official gatherings
Thank you

Skales & Manager Locked Up In Police Cell

 
According to Instagram user, Wale_Eewdemi, Skales was invited by the police yesterday to come and defend allegations brought against him by his record label, Baseline Records, has been detained after confessing to some frauds he carried out. His manager, Osagie who had earlier been arrested is also currently chilling with him at the police station. Osagie was accused of diverting over N13m by the record label. Though she took to her twitter page this afternoon to confirm indeed she was at a police station, she further said, she was not in anyway involved in the fraud she is been accused off and the police have not stopped her from leaving. Here’s what Wale who is in the know wrote on his instagram page about 24secs ago.

 His words right after the cut.